1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 32
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Spurlock II (D) won with 10.8% of the vote, defeating Chris Miller (D) by 4.5 points.
Joe Spurlock IIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.8%44,946
Tom SchiefferDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.6%43,995
W. C. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%43,653
Gibson LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%43,460
Doyle WillisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%43,425
Charles EvansDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.4%43,263
Dave FinneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.2%42,223
Chris MillerDemocrat · incumbent
6.3%26,109
Roy EnglishDemocrat
6.2%25,869
Bill HilliardDemocrat · incumbent
6.2%25,832
Bobby WebberDemocrat
5.5%22,708
Alton R. HallDemocrat
1.4%5,908
Ahnin H. ForbesDemocrat
0.8%3,466
414,857 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joe Spurlock II (D)Tom Schieffer (D)W. C. Sherman (D)Gibson Lewis (D)Doyle Willis (D)Charles Evans (D)Dave Finney (D)Chris Miller (D)Roy English (D)Bill Hilliard (D)Bobby Webber (D)
Also on the ballot: Alton R. Hall (Democrat), 1.4%; Ahnin H. Forbes (Democrat), 0.8%